Mazda MX-5
Green · Petrol · 2008 · 1,999 cc
LP08 XBAMOT history
LP08 XBA is a green petrol Mazda MX-5 first used on 31 Jul 2008. Its MOT is valid until 30 Sept 2027 and it has passed 16 of 17 MOT tests, with 55,879 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 2 Oct 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 30 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 55,879 mi
- At MOT on 28 Sept 2026
- MOT tests
- 17
- 16 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 2,730 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- LP08 XBA
- Registration format
- Current format (from 2001)
- Make
- Mazda
- Model
- MX-5
- Colour
- Green
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,999 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2008
- First used
- 31 Jul 2008
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 30 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 28 Sept 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
LP08 XBA was last recorded at 55,879 miles on 28 Sept 2026, 5,480 miles more than at the previous MOT on 18 Sept 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 50,399 miles · 18 Sept 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 5,480 miles
- Average per year
- 2,730 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 55,879 miles
- 2025 – 50,399 miles
- 2024 – 43,307 miles
- 2023 – 36,664 miles
- 2022 – 33,647 miles
- 2021 – 32,023 miles
- 2020 – 31,165 miles
- 2019 – 29,451 miles
- 2018 – 26,738 miles
- 2017 – 24,497 miles
- 2016 – 22,746 miles
- 2015 – 20,707 miles
- 2014 – 19,462 miles
- 2013 – 18,168 miles
- 2012 – 16,367 miles
- 2011 – 14,832 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass55,879 miles
- MinorNearside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- MinorOffside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryFront Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- AdvisoryRear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Full MOT history
17 tests since 16 Sept 2011, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass55,879 miles (+5,480)2 minor2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 30 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 55,879 miles
- Test number
- 521989316895
- MinorNearside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- MinorOffside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryFront Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- AdvisoryRear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Pass50,399 miles (+7,092)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Sept 2026
- Odometer
- 50,399 miles
- Test number
- 754147292386
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass43,307 miles (+6,643)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Sept 2025
- Odometer
- 43,307 miles
- Test number
- 897412785584
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,664 miles (+3,017)1 minor1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 28 Sept 2024
- Odometer
- 36,664 miles
- Test number
- 802187274999
- MinorNearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass33,647 miles (+1,624)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Sept 2023
- Odometer
- 33,647 miles
- Test number
- 478866618224
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,023 miles (+858)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Sept 2022
- Odometer
- 32,023 miles
- Test number
- 343024072472
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,165 miles (+1,714)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Sept 2021
- Odometer
- 31,165 miles
- Test number
- 221348557883
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass29,451 miles (+2,713)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 15 Sept 2020
- Odometer
- 29,451 miles
- Test number
- 190426453554
- AdvisoryNearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
Pass26,738 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 15 Sept 2019
- Odometer
- 26,738 miles
- Test number
- 215603023411
- AdvisoryFront sub frame slight corrosion
Fail26,738 miles (+2,241)1 dangerous1 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 26,738 miles
- Test number
- 678186226765
- DangerousNearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage attachment bracket/mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))
- MajorOffside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- AdvisoryFront sub frame slight corrosion
Pass24,497 miles (+1,751)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- 24,497 miles
- Test number
- 292340005351
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,746 miles (+2,039)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 22,746 miles
- Test number
- 663450919461
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass20,707 miles (+1,245)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 20,707 miles
- Test number
- 211331873100
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,462 miles (+1,294)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 19,462 miles
- Test number
- 685414954299
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass18,168 miles (+1,801)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Sept 2014
- Odometer
- 18,168 miles
- Test number
- 366459753499
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,367 miles (+1,535)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 15 Sept 2013
- Odometer
- 16,367 miles
- Test number
- 826976552275
- NoteFront and rear brake discs are slightly pitted
Pass14,832 miles
- MOT expiry
- 15 Sept 2012
- Odometer
- 14,832 miles
- Test number
- 988369951277
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about LP08 XBA
- Does LP08 XBA currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on LP08 XBA is valid until 30 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on LP08 XBA?
- The MOT on LP08 XBA is valid until 30 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has LP08 XBA done?
- LP08 XBA was recorded at 55,879 miles at its MOT on 28 Sept 2026, an average of 2,730 miles a year.
- Has LP08 XBA ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. LP08 XBA has failed 1 of its 17 MOT tests, most recently on 7 Sept 2018.
- Has the mileage on LP08 XBA ever gone down?
- No. The odometer reading went up or stayed the same at every MOT test on record. Service records are still worth checking.
- What did the latest MOT on LP08 XBA find?
- LP08 XBA passed its latest MOT on 28 Sept 2026 with 2 minor defects and 2 advisories: nearside rear suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated; offside rear suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated; front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread, and 1 more.
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